Sample Questions for reading test Non scholarly Article

- What is the claim of the text?

- Is it implicit or explicit?
- Fact/ value/ policy?
- Identify 2 arguments
- Identify 2 counter arguments
- Evaluate Logos
- Evaluate Ethos
- Evaluate Pathos
- Identify 2 different types of support

Sample Questions for reading test Scholarly Article

-Does the introduction explain the rationale for the study?
-Does the introduction state the problem being researched?
-Does the introduction indicate the importance of the problem?
-Does the introduction indicate the writers thesis or hypothesis?
-Is the introduction effective? Does it include all the elements needed in an introduction?
- When reviewing previously published studies, a researcher should consider their strengths
and weaknesses, has the author done so for any specific point? If yes identify a strength and a
weakness
-Does the conclusion provide an interpretation of the data in response to the papers research
question and in support of the thesis or hypothesis?
-Does the conclusion indicate the significance of the findings?
-Does the conclusion provide an explanation of how the results relate to data from other
sources?
-Does the conclusion include limitations of the study and suggestions for further research?
-Is the conclusion effective? Does it include all the elements needed in a conclusion?
-Evaluate evidence: current, relevant, significant etc?
- provide examples where the author has included their own stance/voice
-Provide example of Hedging/ Boosters found in the article